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pre test post test

I'm doing a research on writing skill. I used within subject group design. I gave a topic to the students to write as pre test. then I applied the first treatment. can I use the same topic for the post tests in order to check the students progress?

Re: pre test post test

Pretest-posttest designs are widely used in behav-ioral research, primarily for the purpose of comparinggroups and/or measuring change resulting from exper-imental treatments. The focus of this article is on com-paring groups with pretest and posttest data and relatedreliability issues. In rehabilitation research, change iscommonly measured in such dependent variables asemployment status, income, empowerment, assertive-ness, self-advocacy skills, and adjustment to disabil-ity. The measurement of change provides a vehicle forassessing the impact of rehabilitation services, as wellas the effects of specific counseling and allied health
interventions...

Re: pre test post test

Hello...Pretest-posttest designs are widely used in behav-ioral research, primarily for the purpose of comparinggroups and/or measuring change resulting from exper-imental treatments. The focus of this article is on com-paring groups with pretest and posttest data and relatedreliability issues. In rehabilitation research, change iscommonly measured in such dependent variables asemployment status, income, empowerment, assertive-ness, self-advocacy skills, and adjustment to disabil-ity. The measurement of change provides a vehicle forassessing the impact of rehabilitation services, as wellas the effects of specific counseling and allied health
interventions